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Chapter 6:

I listened as the girls described A. How Mona, Hanna's best friend, was sent to a mental institution, how they'd been tormented for a long time, how A knew everything.

"Wow!" I exclaimed when they had finished, the situation was way more serious than I could have ever imagined.
"So when did you get your first text from A?" Spencer asked bluntly, but I could see the worried looks the girls kept exchanging.
"I got a text the other night when you all came over, but my first message from A came before I got to Rosewood." I replied, suddenly it all seemed to make sense.
"I got an e-mail back in New York that if I didn't follow A's rules there would be consequences, after a week I still hadn't done what A wanted me to do and I found out I was moving here. I only figured it was A's doing now."
"What has A sent you?" Aria asked wide-eyed.
"Nothing really, just stuff about my love life here." I shrugged, my texts seemed kinda lame compared to the bullying these girls had received. And then just like that all our phones went off simultaneously.

"Now I've got five little liars all in my hand..." Aria read aloud.
"It's going to make my games that much better." Emily continued.
"Bitches beware." Spencer muttered reading off her phone.
"The fun is only just starting - A." Hanna spat before dumping her phone on the table.
"Mine's different." I mumbled, was this good or bad? The girls crowded around my phone to read the message.

Unknown:
I play games better bitch! Why don't you check out for yourself? - A
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I slowly clicked the jpg and wasn't even fazed when it showed a picture of Noël and I.
"And I thought it was going to be something new." I scoffed shoving my phone into my bag.
"What's this?" I heard Mike ask from behind me. I turned around to see him holding his phone showing the picture and the hurt ridden look across his face stung.
"It's not what it looks like." I stuttered. Mike just shook his head at me in disgust and walked away. Damn!
"Mike! Wait." I yelled out rushing after Mike. We ended up in the car park and I managed to stop him before he jumped into his car.

"Please just wait." I begged grasping his arm.
"Don't touch me." Mike spat pulling his arm from my grip.
"Let me explain!" I begged. I don't know why I was doing this, I never begged. Guys chased after me, not the other way around, but there was something about Mike.
"You kissed my best friend," Mike shook his head and I gave him the same pleading look, "Fine. Go, I'd like to see you talk you way out of this."
"I don't know why you're getting so angry, it was before I asked you out." I said defensively, it was the only way I knew how to respond. By putting my walls up.
"Oh sorry then, I shouldn't care. I meant it was only after you kissed me, but I guess if nothing was official." Mike hissed throwing his hands up.
"I didn't mean it like that." I replied reaching for his hand, but he snatched it away.
"Okay, explain what happened then."
"The other day when I was in Blake's room and then you guys came, Blake and Jesse got really angry at me. I guess once they had apologized and everything I was still a bit scared so I stayed in Blake's room. Noël came in to see if I was okay and he was just really comforting. It was a moment of weakness and I should have said no. Stopped it, but it just happened. I know this is no excuse, but I don't think I could've said no. I needed comfort and he was there." I saw the emotion's steadily change across Mike's face - anger, hurt, sorrow, forgiveness, more anger.
"No it was no excuse." Mike finally said. I waited for him to say more, but he just went into his car. He turned the engine on and rolled down the window, I could see his lips moving, but his voice was drowned out by the bell, his car's engine and his radio.
"Sorry, what?" I asked when the bell had stopped, but he had already began to drive off. I sent a quick text telling Mike that I hadn't heard what he had said, but didn't expect a reply. As if on auto-pilot I made my way into my English class and took a seat next to Hanna and Spencer. I could hear Miss Montgomery introducing me to the class, and I could feel myself stringing along a hello of some sort, but I was distracted by the thought of Mike. There was a strange feeling in my stomach and I knew I legitimately cared about Mike, it was a feeling I had never felt before.

"Nikita? Nikita!" Spencer and Aria called snapping out of my daydream. I looked around and found myself leaning against Spencer's car. By the look of things, school was over and everyone was heading home. I looked at each face confused, Hanna and Caleb were pressed together, Aria and Emily stood waving their hands in my face, and Spencer and Jesse stood in front of me. It wasn't these faces that worried me though, it was a girl at the other end of the car park standing with none other than Noël Kahn.
"Jenna?" I mumbled causing Jesse to turn around in the blink of an eye.
"What the hell!" Jesse exclaimed as she waved at us.
"I thought the she-devil was blind." Jesse commented sending her a death stare.
"I guess you're finally over Jenna then?" I giggled.
"Shut up Nikita, that was a long time ago." Jesse snapped at me, Spencer and the other girls looked shocked.
"Nikita!" Jenna sang wrapping me in her arms, "Jessekins." Jenna placed a small kiss on Jesse's cheek and gave Spencer a look that said he-will-always-be-mine. I guess Jenna didn't know that Spencer got higher ratings than her.
"I heard you guys had moved here, I hope we can pick up where we left off," Jenna winked at Jesse and Spencer shifted uncomfortably, "Maybe we could go out tonight?"
"Actually I have plans with Spencer, my girlfriend." Jesse said emphasis on the girlfriend. Jenna looked surprised, before shrugging it off.
"You're loss, anyway Niki, you look great. I never expected you to be this pretty." Bitch.
"I guess that's the problem with being blind, you can never appreciate what's right in front of you." I said coolly. Jenna and I had never got along that well, she knew what I was referring to.
"I'm just glad I can see how hot Jesse is, better than I imagined." Jenna laughed.
"Maybe you should stop flirting with other people's boyfriends, it's a bit pathetic don't ya think?" I spat and received a grateful glance from Spencer.
"Because you'd know all about that. I saw the photo of Noël and you. I thought you were with Mikey." How did Jenna know that's what I called Mike and how did she see the photo.
"Hunny, Mike was sitting with Noël and I when he got the text, don't look so surprised." Jenna laughed, holding her hands up in innocence.
"The thing is Jenna, I wanted to know why you're calling Mike Mikey?" I said trying being my cool, calm and collected self.
"I stole your vodka the night of Noel's party. What do you think I stalk you or something?" Jenna scoffed.

*BEEP BEEP BEEP*

Mikey:
I jus wantd 2 let u knw I forgiv u

I could feel the butterflies in my stomach, the huge smile on my face, and the colour that had risen to my cheeks. I was euphoric.
"Why are you so happy?" Aria laughed. I could feel Jenna's hard cold stare on me and it was annoying.
"So nice to see you again. Goodbye." I waved to Jenna, her first look of offense was replaced with a smirk.
"Bye Jesse." She whispered in Jesse's ear causing goose bumps to ripple over him. Spencer could tell it turned him on and inched closer to him in a territorial way. Exactly what Jesse needed.
"Don't you just love people?" I replied to Aria's question, I felt my stomach flip as another text from Mike come through.

Mikey:
U stil up 4 d mall? I culd pik u up nw x

Me:
Yup! school parkin lot x

Mikey:
Cya soon x

I fell on the hood of Spencer's car before letting out an ecstatic giggle, receiving weird looks from a few students.
"Mike texted you?" Emily asked taking a seat on the hood next to me. I nodded and continued staring at the clouds. Maybe A couldn't ruin things for me, maybe everything was okay.

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